Regular Season Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings
September 04, 2016 75° Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 60,057 (80%)
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 7 10 7 - 31
Minnesota Vikings 0 3 0 14 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Pittsburgh Steelers: 2-2-MIN 2 (6:35) 41-Phillip Lambert ran to MIN 0 for 1 yards. 41-Phillip Lambert FUMBLES (54-Martin Young) recovered by PIT-64-Howard Soltero at MIN 0. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Edward McDermott. MIN 0 PIT 7
(Qtr 2) Pittsburgh Steelers: 2-2-MIN 5 (13:34) 36-Robert Miller ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Edward McDermott. MIN 0 PIT 14
(Qtr 2) Minnesota Vikings: 4-3-PIT 25 (4:35) 18-Michael Martin 44 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 3 PIT 14
(Qtr 3) Pittsburgh Steelers: 1-3-MIN 3 (9:46) 41-Phillip Lambert ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Edward McDermott. MIN 3 PIT 21
(Qtr 3) Pittsburgh Steelers: 4-1-MIN 24 (2:08) 13-Edward McDermott 42 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 3 PIT 24
(Qtr 4) Minnesota Vikings: 2-4-MIN 47 (15:00) 14-Larry Yoo pass complete to 1-Daniel Higgins for 53 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Michael Martin. MIN 10 PIT 24
(Qtr 4) Minnesota Vikings: 3-7-PIT 28 (13:59) 14-Larry Yoo pass complete to 44-Jeff Snyder for 28 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Michael Martin. MIN 17 PIT 24
(Qtr 4) Pittsburgh Steelers: (13:52) 18-Michael Martin kicks 71 yards from MIN 35 to PIT -6. 20-Walter Powell for 106yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Edward McDermott. MIN 17 PIT 31
Team Statistics
Minnesota Vikings Pittsburgh Steelers
First Downs 8 22
- Rushing 4 10
- Passing 2 11
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 197 350
- Offensive Plays 50 69
- Yards Per Play 3.94 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 71 184
- Rushing Attempts 28 35
- Yards Per Rush 2.54 5.26
Net Passing Yards 126 166
- Att/Comp/Int 20 / 13 / 0 32 / 23 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 141 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 2 / 14
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.73 4.88
- Yards Per Completion 10.85 7.83
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 4 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 8 3 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 5 / 41
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 138
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 3 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 41
Time of Possession 25:35 34:09
Drive Charts
Minnesota Vikings
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:41 2:06 OWN 8 3 0 Punt
1 8:37 0:05 OWN 9 1 0 Fumble
1 6:32 1:21 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
2 13:32 9:00 OWN 25 14 50 Field Goal
2 1:22 1:22 OWN 20 4 31 Half
3 15:00 1:38 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
3 9:43 3:25 OWN 25 5 -6 Punt
3 2:04 2:12 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
4 14:42 0:51 OPP 31 3 31 Touchdown
4 11:51 1:31 OWN 5 3 5 Punt
4 7:31 2:04 OWN 38 3 -1 Punt
Pittsburgh Steelers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:19 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
1 9:34 0:58 OPP 49 3 -9 Punt
1 8:32 2:00 OPP 26 4 26 Touchdown
1 5:11 6:39 OWN 24 11 76 Touchdown
2 4:32 3:10 OWN 25 7 31 Punt
3 13:22 3:39 OWN 46 7 54 Touchdown
3 6:18 4:14 OWN 37 7 40 Field Goal
4 14:52 0:11 OWN 29 1 0 Fumble
4 13:34 0:18 OPP 25 3 0 Punt
4 13:17 1:26 OWN 35 4 22 Punt
4 10:20 2:49 OPP 49 5 17 Missed FG
4 5:26 5:26 OWN 25 15 56 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#44 Jeff Snyder 16 49 3.06 13 1 0
#85 Neil Campbell 2 12 6.00 11 1 0
#14 Larry Yoo 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
#45 Howard Harris 9 1 0.11 4 0 0
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#36 Robert Miller 16 113 7.06 15 6 1
#41 Phillip Lambert 14 52 3.71 9 0 1
#3 Rene Schmidt 4 14 3.50 14 1 0
#44 Pedro Deloach 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Passing Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Larry Yoo 20 13 141 2 / 15 2 53 0 118.96
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Rene Schmidt 31 23 180 2 / 14 0 16 0 88.10
#16 Raul Spencer 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#1 Daniel Higgins 1 53 53.00 53 1
#44 Jeff Snyder 3 42 14.00 28 1
#45 Howard Harris 2 15 7.50 12 0
#81 Vernon Adams 2 12 6.00 6 0
#86 Charles Davidson 4 10 2.50 4 0
#80 John Pellot 1 9 9.00 9 0
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Stephen Sainz 8 66 8.25 16 0
#36 Robert Miller 4 31 7.75 13 0
#19 Andrew Mounts 3 21 7.00 9 0
#88 Perry Elkins 3 19 6.33 8 0
#81 Daniel East 2 18 9.00 12 0
#20 Walter Powell 1 15 15.00 15 0
#81 George Taylor 1 9 9.00 9 0
#41 Phillip Lambert 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#75 Lyle Peters 23 24 1 3
#59 Brian Dishman 31 30 0 0
#72 Edward Roberts 31 33 0 0
#61 Rodney Morgan 33 34 0 2
#83 Jimmy Brooks 0 7 0 1
#67 Jose Quesenberry 23 24 0 2
#81 Vernon Adams 6 25 0 7
#74 Melvin Collins 10 3 0 0
#53 Bobby Powell 7 3 0 0
#65 Travis Dye 10 0 0 0
#66 Jason Souder 11 1 0 0
#85 Neil Campbell 14 14 0 0
#80 John Pellot 0 10 0 0
#86 Charles Davidson 0 9 0 0
#1 Daniel Higgins 0 10 0 0
#54 Martin Young 2 0 0 0
#44 Jeff Snyder 4 5 0 0
#45 Howard Harris 3 5 0 0
#82 Lawrence Field 0 1 0 0
#73 Charles McGuire 0 1 0 1
#56 Dexter Thompson 0 1 0 0
#48 James McPherson 0 1 0 0
#43 Jeffrey Hone 0 1 0 0
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#71 Albert Vesely 41 44 1 3
#81 Daniel East 3 13 1 1
#70 Jimmy Yockey 39 35 0 2
#64 Howard Soltero 39 34 0 2
#65 Raymond Marciano 44 39 0 1
#36 Robert Miller 16 1 0 0
#81 George Taylor 0 26 0 0
#52 William Moore 35 44 0 1
#44 Pedro Deloach 17 14 0 1
#83 Stephen Sainz 6 25 0 0
#41 Phillip Lambert 4 2 0 0
#66 Keith Mayweather 10 2 0 0
#89 Everett Peterson 11 0 0 0
#59 Micheal Carter 9 0 0 0
#19 Andrew Mounts 0 16 0 0
#57 Stephen Jimenez 2 4 0 0
#74 Ashley Smith 0 5 0 2
#60 Jaime Preuss 13 5 0 1
#88 Perry Elkins 0 23 0 2
#88 Dennis Peay 0 10 0 0
#51 Joe Henry 7 0 0 0
#20 Walter Powell 4 5 0 0
#97 Frederick Lancaster 0 1 0 0
#95 Stephen Jones 0 4 0 1
#77 Gregory Keith 0 4 0 1
#11 William Parker 0 5 0 0
#50 Craig Kaufmann 0 5 0 0
#99 Alex Campbell 0 3 0 1
#56 James Leclaire 0 3 0 0
#49 Mark Donaldson 0 4 0 1
#98 Brandon Krier 0 1 0 0
#78 Robert Gomez 0 2 0 0
#42 Robert Horowitz 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#44 Jeff Snyder 1 0 0 0
#54 Martin Young 0 0 1 0
#35 Sean Lantz 0 1 0 0
#26 Ronald Fox 0 0 1 0
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#41 Phillip Lambert 1 0 0 0
#36 Robert Miller 1 0 0 0
#11 William Parker 0 1 0 0
#56 James Leclaire 0 0 1 0
#64 Howard Soltero 0 1 0 1
Punting
Minnesota Vikings
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Robert Ramirez 7 317 45.29 40.14 51 0
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Robert Gariepy 4 182 45.50 39.75 49 3
Kicking
Minnesota Vikings
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Michael Martin 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 44 2 / 2
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Edward McDermott 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 42 4 / 4
Punt Return
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#20 Walter Powell 5 41 8.2 13 0
Kick Return
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#20 Walter Powell 2 138 69.0 1
Defensive Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Tackles Sacks
#56 Dexter Thompson 11 0
#26 Ronald Fox 9 0
#48 James McPherson 6 0
#43 Jeffrey Hone 6 0
#53 Bobby Powell 4 1
#34 Jack Barrett 4 0
#54 Martin Young 4 0
#35 Sean Lantz 3 0
#29 Irving Slattery 3 0
#98 Julian Woods 2 0
#83 Jimmy Brooks 2 0
#74 Melvin Collins 1 1
#44 Jeff Snyder 1 0
#73 Charles McGuire 1 0
#94 Barney Yates 1 0
#49 Jeremy Pedro 1 0
#50 Hubert Becker 1 0
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 Stephen Jones 7 0
#98 Brandon Krier 5 1
#57 Stephen Jimenez 5 0
#21 Charles Stewart 3 0
#50 Craig Kaufmann 3 0
#56 James Leclaire 3 0
#99 Alex Campbell 3 0
#55 Norbert Clark 2 0
#91 Billy Pena 2 0
#74 Ashley Smith 2 1
#25 Ian Powers 1 0
#49 Mark Donaldson 1 0
#11 William Parker 1 0
#65 Raymond Marciano 1 0
#94 Brian Isham 1 0